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<center>''For other leagues named '''Continental Hockey League''', please see [[Continental Hockey League (disambiguation)]].''</center>
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The '''Continental Hockey League''' ('''CnHL''') was a league based in the [[United States]]. Founded in [[1972]] as an amateur league, the CHL gained the semi-pro status in the 1980s.
 
The '''Continental Hockey League''' ('''CnHL''') was a league based in the [[United States]]. Founded in [[1972]] as an amateur league, the CHL gained the semi-pro status in the 1980s.
   
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* [[Pekin Stars]] (1972-73; 1977-79)
 
* [[Pekin Stars]] (1972-73; 1977-79)
 
* [[Peoria Blades]] (1972-82)
 
* [[Peoria Blades]] (1972-82)
* [[Rock River]] (1982-83)
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* [[Rock River Jets]] (1982-83)
 
* [[Rockton Wheels]] (1977-78)
 
* [[Rockton Wheels]] (1977-78)
 
* [[Spirit of St. Louis]] (1973-74)
 
* [[Spirit of St. Louis]] (1973-74)
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==Champions==
 
==Champions==
* [[1972-73 CnHL season|1972-73]]:
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* [[1972-73 CnHL season|1972-73]]:
* [[1973-74 CnHL season|1973-74]]:
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* [[1973-74 CnHL season|1973-74]]:
* [[1974-75 CnHL season|1974-75]]:
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* [[1974-75 CnHL season|1974-75]]:
* [[1975-76 CnHL season|1975-76]]:
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* [[1975-76 CnHL season|1975-76]]:
* [[1976-77 CnHL season|1976-77]]:
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* [[1976-77 CnHL season|1976-77]]: [[Peoria Blades]]
* [[1977-78 CnHL season|1977-78]]:
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* [[1977-78 CnHL season|1977-78]]: [[Peoria Blades]]
* [[1978-79 CnHL season|1978-79]]:
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* [[1978-79 CnHL season|1978-79]]: [[Pekin Stars]]
* [[1979-80 CnHL season|1979-80]]:
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* [[1979-80 CnHL season|1979-80]]: [[Springfield Kings]]
* [[1980-81 CnHL season|1980-81]]:
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* [[1980-81 CnHL season|1980-81]]: [[Peoria Blades]]
* [[1981-82 CnHL season|1981-82]]:
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* [[1981-82 CnHL season|1981-82]]: [[Danville Dashers]]
* [[1982-83 CnHL season|1982-83]]:
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* [[1982-83 CnHL season|1982-83]]: [[Troy Sabres]]
* [[1983-84 CnHL season|1983-84]]:
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* [[1983-84 CnHL season|1983-84]]: [[Danville Dashers]]
* [[1984-85 CnHL season|1984-85]]:
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* [[1984-85 CnHL season|1984-85]]: [[Troy Sabres]]
* [[1985-86 CnHL season|1985-86]]:
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* [[1985-86 CnHL season|1985-86]]:
   
 
==Folding and aftermath==
 
==Folding and aftermath==
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==Sources and references==
 
==Sources and references==
 
* [http://www.azhockey.com/Co.htm#Continental%20Hockey%20League http://www.azhockey.com/Co.htm#Continental%20Hockey%20League]
 
* [http://www.azhockey.com/Co.htm#Continental%20Hockey%20League http://www.azhockey.com/Co.htm#Continental%20Hockey%20League]
 
 
[[Category:Ice hockey leagues]]
 
[[Category:Ice hockey leagues]]
 
[[Category:Defunct ice hockey leagues]]
 
[[Category:Defunct ice hockey leagues]]

Revision as of 16:13, 20 May 2018


For other leagues named Continental Hockey League, please see Continental Hockey League (disambiguation).

The Continental Hockey League (CnHL) was a league based in the United States. Founded in 1972 as an amateur league, the CHL gained the semi-pro status in the 1980s.

Teams

Champions

Folding and aftermath

After the league folded in 1986, three of its teams, the Danville Fighting Saints, the Dayton Jets and the Troy Sabres went on to found the All-American Hockey League. That league was short-lived and has led to the creation of the East Coast Hockey League.

Sources and references